![\"A](\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_0093.jpg\")
<\/a>Last month, the pair distributed approximately 15 doggy bag dispensers throughout the community, creating a convenient way for dog owners to ensure their pet doesn\u2019t leave unwelcome gifts on the front lawns and sidewalks of North Park. This is an increasingly prevalent problem in the area, according to McT-Contreras. Believing in the good intentions of dog owners, she attributed this issue to owners simply forgetting to bring doggy bags along with them on walks, rather than nefariously allowing their canines to relieve themselves on whomever\u2019s property they see fit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be that [local dog owners] just don\u2019t pick up after them or it could be that they\u2019ve just run out of bags, so we like giving them the benefit of the doubt,\u201d she said. \u201cI figured let\u2019s turn a negative thing into a positive thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
McT-Contreras also said the streets have been noticeably cleaner since installing the dispensers approximately two weeks ago. She\u2019s even had to replace the bags in them \u2014 a sign that locals are regularly using them.<\/p>\n
However, reception of the real estate agents\u2019 efforts has unfortunately not been without contention. McT-Contreras reported many of the dispensers \u2014 bags, signs and all \u2014 were stolen shortly after being installed. She replaced them, only to have several stolen a second time on the very next day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is pretty sad that someone would do this when all we are trying to do is come up with a creative way to get everyone involved in keeping our community clean,\u201d McTernan stated in an email.\u00a0\u201cSince we are a pretty creative group, we will just have to come up with a way of having the signs positioned in such a way that they cannot be removed so easily.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the real estate group continues to construct and maintain the dispensers, and they encourage any residents who would like one installed on their street to contact z@marymctsoldme.com<\/a>. McTernan and McT-Contreras also request to be contacted by residents who witness a dispenser being removed by someone not operating one of the pink McTernan Real Estate vehicles.<\/p>\n